Cultural Diversity

Cultural Diversity

Brian Seda

            Diversity is one of the key aspects of our society and there is a lot of diversity in the world we live in. We live in a world full of diversity everyday. Learning about diversity in our Hixson class was very interesting. I learned a lot about how diversity and how we are affected by it daily.

            The presentation about diversity in our class was very good. I learned a lot about all of the struggles and challenges that diversity presents in our world. I also learned a lot about the diversity in the Oakland school district and how the people are affected by it. I think that the presentation will make me think more about the diversity that is present here at Iowa State. The presentation will also make me think about how diversity plays a big role in our society.

            My outlook on diversity has changed a lot since high school. In my high school there was absolutely no diversity at all. When I got here at Iowa State I quickly realized how much diversity there is here. I know that people here are from a variety of backgrounds and all of us have a story of how we got to Iowa State. I learned that diversity is very important and it is what makes us all unique people.

            Diversity is very important to our culture and education. It is important for us to learn about what makes all of us so diverse. We need to understand the different cultures that we all come from, so that our society can function properly. If we didn’t learn about diversity then our society would consist of cliques of people who don’t want to learn about other peoples’ culture or background. I think that if this happened then it would be the cause of a lot of fights and anger in our society.

            Overall diversity is extremely important for us to learn about. It is a key component in our current society that we live in. Diversity is what makes all of us special in our own way. It helps make our society unique and exciting to live in. Diversity will continue to have an effect on our society, so that is why it is so important for people to learn about diversity and how it affects the world we live in. 

Social Media Week Blog

Social Media Blog

Brian Seda

            There are a number of things that I learned during social media week. For this week I created a twitter account and I followed a variety of people on twitter. I also had to blog twenty tweets and I this was my first time every composing a tweet. I learned how fast information is spread through twitter and I also learned how you could find out news through twitter.

            I had a lot of different feelings towards my participation on twitter. Overall I thought that twitter is kind of waste of time except that you can find out some useful information on twitter. I thought that twitter is almost just like Facebook and I didn’t think there was too much of a difference. I think that I will continue to use twitter after creating a twitter account for social media week. I like that you can find out information of what is going around here on the Iowa State campus.

            Social media can help me accomplish my goals by letting me know all of the opportunities that there are here on campus. Twitter will make me more knowledgeable on events that I can go to that will give me a break from school and homework. Around the world twitter is being used as an outlet for businesses and professional sports teams to get their word out. It almost serves as advertising when businesses and sports teams tweet about the events they have going on. These tweets are read by thousands of people who are following their business. Twitter is a cheap way for businesses to quickly get the word out about a sale or upcoming event they are having.

            I was really surprised about how twitter can help you relax and serve as an outlet for you thoughts. I was also shocked about how news can spread on twitter and can play a role when it comes to disasters like the Mexico City gunmen. I was also surprised about how Facebook can actually be a negative and can lead to tarnished friendships. The last thing that surprised me was how you can look for jobs on twitter.

            Overall I thought that these articles gave me an insight to the variety of uses that twitter can provide. I learned a lot about how to use twitter and why twitter may be better then Facebook. I thought that social media week was fun and exciting to participate in. I will continue to use twitter in my daily life to follow my favorite athletes and sports teams.